"Maybe."

She goes back over to the river.

A vast intricate fountain rises out of it, looping streams of water chasing each other's tails in a complex interwoven pattern. Then a sheet of water comes up to wrap around them like a shell, forming itself into a perfect rippling sphere.

Every one of the dozens of streams glows in a different colour.

It's clearly taking a lot of concentration to maintain, but Ruava hardly minds. It's amazing fun.

"—wow. That's beautiful."

She beams. Then she drops it. The light fades; the water splashes back into the river.

"It's hard but it's so much fun!"

"You're super talented." And she must kiss this super talented girl for her talent.

Eeeeeeee. Yes excellent. Kisses!

And after the kisses: "I think we're about done here."

"Yeah. Time to travel!"

"...hmm. I don't suppose you can fly?"

"I don't think so..."

"Then I guess I should grant you flight!" And she starts describing flight, and her target in loving and flattering detail.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

And then Ruava... well, can fly. It's a very subtle sensation, like unlocking the third dimension. Sure, she could always jump, but going up feels suddenly so much more accessible, almost like she could just... will it.

(Of course, given Kaede's detailed description of the spell that's only to be expected.)

Flying!!!!!!!

And now Kaede's flying, too. "So, how's it feel to have all three dimensions available to you?"

"It feels great! I love flying! Wow!"

She giggles. "But this has a time limit so let's not waste any." She swoops down to start collecting her stuff and then rejoins Ruava.

Off thataway in the direction of the mystery cave!

"I don't have enough supplies for a trip all the way to the mountains so I'm gonna add a couple detours through towns to restock."

"Makes sense."

"In the meantime, tell me more about yourself."

"Well, my family comes from Dianivae but I grew up in Akaiet, on the Lake of Gold in the Godscrest Mountains. Funny story, those mountains. There was a god who wanted to live on the tallest mountains in the world, so they made the mountains they already lived in ridiculously tall and used magic to make it comfortable to live there."

She giggles. "That sounds—I don't know, absurd."

"Gods are kind of absurd sometimes! The Lake of Gold is - golden, it sparkles, on a bright sunny day you can't look straight at it."

She continues giggling. "But why."

"I guess when you're a god 'because I can' seems like a reasonable answer to that question!"